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Hi everybody! Now, there's still time to get your Christmas cards made and I have a quick, easy and fun idea using one of the new dies from Hero Arts, City Window Fancy Die. I think this is going to go quickly as it's amazing!  It's technically not a Christmas die but that's how I've used it today and it's beautiful! Instructions Die cut the City Window and snip out the building design.  Ink blend the very top if it with Speckled Egg Distress Ink and put aside.  Take the waste from the window die cut and ink blend with Distress...

 Welcome, As you may or may not know I'm always unable to not purchase any stamps or dies which have a flower stall image. As a child I watch my Big Brother selling flowers from his, in the town I grew up in. So I guess it gives me happy memories. The Other Die and Stencil I used was from Honey Bee Stamps https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/market-cart-builder-honey-cutshbs?_pos=2&_sid=6fd989046&_ss=r Stencil https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/market-cart-6x6hbs?_pos=1&_sid=6fd989046&_ss=r  Today's Card is using the Flowers A La Carte stamp set from Concord and 9th   Products Flowers A La Carte Stamp Set (Concord & 9th) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/concord-9th/products/flowers-a-la-carte-stamp-set-c9 Flowers A La Carte Die Set (Concord...

Hello there, it is Verity here from Pretty Little Button for the Bumbleberry Design team. One way to stretch your supplies is to use other florals to make a Christmas wreath. A secret tip to make this work is to use a classic Christmas colour combo of red, green and gold to take a normal floral and create a Christmas feel. Here, I've turned the New Day Floral stamp and die set into a Christmas wreath bursting off the page. Add a little gold splatter and Christmas sentiment and the recipient is none the wiser.  Written and photos - Creating a Christmas...

Hi everybody! Today 'm sharing a waterdcolor card using the Blossom & Bloom stamp set from Altenew and Distress Oxide Ink Pads.  The Distress Oxide Inks are now in the shop and you can see them all HERE.I love this beautiful stamp by Altenew, shop HERE. We're going to do a very easy watercolor today which took about 20 minutes.  Instructions Trim a piece of watercolor card 4.75 inches by 3.5 inches and stamp your floral image.  Color your leaves with Chromatek Brush Pen Yellow Green, and Green. Then add a little Mermaid Lagoon Distress Oxide towards the base of the leaves. ...

Good Morning and Welcome I purchased the Altenew detailed brush to use with my stencils for tiny blends of colour. Then after thinking about colouring my stamp image I thought, I try using the detail brushes to see what results Id get.    I was quite impressed with now this turn out. I really enjoyed the process.   Products Paint A Flower Tulip (Altenew) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/paint-a-flower-tulip-outline-stamp-set?_pos=1&_sid=ab358ccee&_ss=r  Frozen Delights Mini Inkpads (Altenew) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/frozen-delights-6-crisp-dye-ink-mini-cube-set-alt  Obsidian Ink (Altenew) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/products/obsidian-pigment-ink?_pos=1&_sid=6572753f3&_ss=r   Rouge Inkpad (From Red Sunset Set Altenew) Metallic Paints (Altenew) https://www.bumbleberrys.co.uk/collections/altenew/products/metallic-watercolor-14-pan-set Bristol Smooth Cardstock (Strathmore) 6 x 6 " Card Blank Glossy Accents (Ranger) Method...